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All God’s Children: The Church Family Gathers for Lent

"That's my pew!"

Passing Up the Faith

All for the cost of a postcard stamp

Intergenerational?

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All God’s Children: The Church Family Gathers for Lent

Posted by Liz Perraud at

Many faith communities are discovering the joy when all ages join together on the spiritual journey.The mingling of innocence and maturity, playfulness and reverence creates a bold and bigger vision of the church as the body of Christ. Intergenerational events provide opportunities for building relationships with God, relationships with the church community, and a chance to open wide the arms of Christ to every person. Church programs often separate people by age for education and fellowship activities. GenOn Ministries has created “All God’s Children: The Church Family Gathers” series to meet the need for generations to learn and grow together,...

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"That's my pew!"

Posted by Liz Perraud at

Rebecca Kirkpatrick, in her Bread Not Stones blog article, “Attachment Worshiping: sharing the pew with one another” says, “We tend to think of the most sacred places in our sanctuaries as behind the pulpit, table and font or even beneath the cross, but the pew is just as holy. The space between us in the pew is sacred as well.” She recounts stories and examples of that sacred pew space for people of all ages and wonders, “So if this space is so holy and so vital to our relationships with significant others, with our colleagues, with our friends, with...

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Passing Up the Faith

Posted by Liz Perraud at

Intergenerational faith formation isn’t just about the kids. Passing on the faith is not always about passing DOWN the faith, sometimes it’s about passing it up. Don’t believe me? Read what my 81 year old friend Bill Gretsch says about his experience with intergenerational faith formation. “I take pictures at LOGOS.  I always look in at the preschool and see the kids playing, sleeping or being comforted.  The love given by the leaders is unconditional and a model for living.  Glorious! I eat dinner with the youngest children, and it brings back to me when I helped raise my own family. ...

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All for the cost of a postcard stamp

Posted by Liz Perraud at

This year we resurrected an old practice at LOGOS at my church--mailing "we missed you" postcards from table families to anyone absent from Family Time dinner that night. They are simple, pre-made cover stock cards that say "We sure missed you at our table at LOGOS tonight and hope to see you again soon!" with the LOGOS logo and room for everyone to sign their first name. A Family Time volunteer walks around the room with cards and asks table families how many they need. There's often at least one person out--sick, too much homework, missing a block of LOGOS...

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Intergenerational?

Posted by Liz Perraud at

We’re often asked to explain why LOGOS is an intergenerational gathering. Does it mean that there are classes and choirs for the adults as well as the children and youth? Our answer is that it could mean that! But more importantly it means that the adults are involved more on the giving and mentoring end rather than the receiving and learning end. And of course, the more we give and mentor, the more we receive and learn! LOGOS is primarily a ministry to benefit the young people in the church and requires the participation of many adults to teach, lead,...

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